Quote Originally Posted by Sapphic View Post
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How many times have people asking "who's new?" added to that "it's not a problem, I'll help if you don't know what to do." Add that and you're more likely to avoid the stunned silence.


As you say, it's not a player's right to expect others to tell them what to do, nor is it a player's right to expect others to research what to do before they've even attempted something. For many people this will be their first mmo. If they've come from single player games chances are they'll play the game and if they get stuck, try a few times then look at a guide. This is a team game and failure can sometimes happen. If can be mitigated but 100% success, which seems to be what players currently expect isn't the point of a game.